Poisonous Gas

Two people died and two others became gravely ill after inhaling poisonous gas while cleaning a septic tank in Bandar upazila of Narayanganj today. The dead were identified as Shahadat Hossain, 28, and Farhad, 29, reports our Narayanganj correspondent. Sumon Mia, 38, and Nazim, who fell sick, were rushed to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital...

At least six people are now known to have died from a poisonous gas leak that followed an explosion on Thursday at one of India's largest steel plants, factory officials said. Noxious gas escaped from a blast furnace while a nearby water pipeline was being repaired at the government-run plant in Chhattisgarh state. Workers say...